IP3 Network Users’ Advisory Committee

Cold Regions Hydrology Users’ Group

Bob ReidIP3 Network Final Results Workshop

9 September 2011

IP3 Network - Cold Regions Hydrology

IP3 Network Established in Spring 2006

At 1st Workshop in Saskatoon, Oct 06, desire and need was expressed for a Users’ Advisory Committee

IP3 Network: Users’ Advisory Committee

Chair & Ex-Officio Members of UAC

Established January 2007 Potential members identified

and contacted UAC Terms of Reference drafted

Approved by Board of Directors, March 2007

IP3- Users’ Advisory Committee:Terms of ReferencePurpose: Provide advice to the IP3 Science

Committee on users’ needs for research

Provide feedback on IP3 Science from the users’ perspective

Assist in identifying funding sources for the Network, including areas for collaboration

Terms of Reference- cont’d

Represent a broad spectrum of users within the study areas

Serve as a link between the Science Committee and the public

IP3 Users’ Advisory Committee: Membership

Hydro Utilites NWT Power Corp, Yukon Energy

Corp, Manitoba Hydro, BC Hydro Government

AB Environment; AB Parks, AB Sustainable Resources Development

Parks Canada Water Resources Division AANDC

(INAC) Yukon Executive Council & Water

Resources Division

IP3 User Advisory Committee: Membership

Other Agencies, NGOs Deline Renewable Resources

Council Bow River Basin Council U of Calgary, Biogeosciences Inst. Western Watersheds Climate

Research Collaborative UN Water for Life Decade Columbia Basin Trust

IP3 Users’ Advisory Committee: Activities

Users’ Session - IP3 Science workshops Waterloo, WLU, Nov 2007 Whitehorse, Nov 2008 Lake Louise, Oct 2009 (incl WC2N)

Users/Stakeholders Workshop Canmore, March 2008

CRHM Workshop/Outreach Sessions Yellowknife, Oct 2010

IP3 Users’ Advisory Committee Users/Stakeholders Community

Workshop - Canmore, March 2008 > 75 attendees at public session > 60 participants from govt and

industry UAC dinner meeting with Mayor

Casey of Canmore

Canmore Stakeholders Workshop: Sponsorship

UAC members: NT Power Corp Bow River BC WWCRC DIAND Water

Resources

Others CFCAS CWN CFC-W CWRA-CSHS Lafarge

Canada

Canmore Stakeholders Workshop

Key Messages – Water Mgr Needs: Flow trends in small watersheds Better data SWE & sublimation rates Real-time data for flood forecasting Improve data quality and accessibility Better modelling – easy to use, standard To relate hydrology with ecosystems To identify climate change effects Commitment to long term monitoring Better comms of science to users &

public

Stakeholders WorkshopIP3 Responses: Bimonthly Newsletter on Website Outreach – new techniques, data, models Improved linkages – scientists and users IP3 Legacy – reports, pubs, books, models Media Information Kits Data Archive Partnerships and links bet science and

industry

IP3 Users Advisory Ctte -> Cold Regions Hydrology – Users Group IP3 and WC2N merged in 2009 –

UAC expanded and renamed as “Cold Regions Hydrology User’s Group”

CRHUG Membership Survey, 2009/10

CRHUG Membership Survey Questions

1. Does CRHUG need to continue past IP3?Are CWRA or CGU adequate venues?

2. Are other IP3 theme projects needed? 3.Have IP3 science findings, models and

products been useful?4. Is there need to continue hydromet, ice,

snow monitoring; or to increase networks?5. What science, data, models are needed?6. Opportunities to continue IP3 study sites?

Membership Survey Responses5 responses all supportive with

suggestions.Of note:1. CRHUG activities are flexible timing and

location, CWRA/CGU are too big, too far, not able to go

6. All IP3 Sites will continue but most scaled way back.

IP3 Users’ Advisory Committee

Questions?

IP3 Users’ Advisory CommitteeQuestions? Was IP3 – UAC/CRHUG helpful to

science committee?